SKYWARN® - Basics Spotter Class Offered
(Westminster, Wednesday, October 17, 2018) – A SKYWARN® - Basics Spotter Class is
being offered free of charge through a combined effort of the
Baltimore/Washington National Weather Service (NWS) Forecast Office and Carroll
County Emergency Management.
The class
will be taught by a NWS meteorologist, and is designed to educate the public on
weather threats in this area, as well as strengthen the ties between the NWS
and the local community. The more spotters the NWS has, the faster vital ground
truth information gets to the NWS forecasters who make the decisions to issue
lifesaving weather warnings.
The Basics
Spotter Class is a general overview of severe weather for the general public. Upon
completion of the course, attendees will be registered in the SKYWARN® Spotter
program and will receive a spotter code from the NWS within six weeks.
Training in
the Basics Spotter Class includes:
·
The
Basic Organization of the National Weather Service
·
The
Role and Importance of the SKYWARN® Spotter
·
Reporting
of Hazardous Weather
·
NWS
Products and the Watch/Warning/Advisory system
·
Thunderstorm,
Flooding, Tropical and Winter Weather Threats
·
The
Role of Amateur Short-wave (HAM) Radio in the Spotter Program
The
SKYWARN® Basics Spotter Class is scheduled for Thursday, November 1, from 7:00
p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
at the Carroll County Public Training Center, 50 Kate Wagner Road, Westminster
MD 21157.
Pre-registration
is required for the class. To register,
go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/skywarn-basics-carroll-county-tickets-50756400761
For additional information, contact:
Kendra Lindenberg
410-386-2455
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